<p>I want to work in sales and trading at a major wall street firm. Any advice? Sell me on Amherst. Thanks.</p>
<p>You could probably get a meaningful internship on wallstreet if you went to Columbia.</p>
<p>You could probably get a meaningful internship and a job on Wall Street if you went to Amherst. It’s a pretty common path, especially for athletes.</p>
<p>Yeah, but Columbia is in the city so the OP would be a short distance from Wall Street throughout the year and could have a job/internship during the semester - not during the summer which is what I think you’re saying.</p>
<p>Is that your primary criterion? Wall Street job? Columbia. (From someone who’d choose Amherst in a heartbeat.)</p>
<p>I’ve never looked into school year internships on wall street, but I’m skeptical. Summer internships in banking and finance usually require very long hours (up to ~100), so I doubt that those firms would want someone doing a few hours a week. Trading firms have shorter hours, but almost all the action happens during the hours the markets are open, which is when the OP would presumably be in class. I don’t go to school in the city though, so I guess it’s possible that these internships do exist and I am just not aware.</p>
<p>Wait till you’ve received your offers.</p>
<p>Amherst-D3, play a sport and still have a life-</p>
<p>Not sure I accept the last point raised at face value… Division 1 athletes at top academic colleges and universities do have a life. That’s what their own schools’ governance and traditions ensure. Look at the graduation rates published by the NCAA and you will see where the schools you are interested in stand. I would argue that you will have a more intense and far more challenging experience in a D1 athletics program; you have to make that decision if that’s what you are seeking.</p>
<p>Good luck with your search and application process!</p>
<p>You will miss out on a lot if you decide what you want to do before college. Be open to different possibilities…and go to Amherst ;)</p>